New pope inspires Catholics and non-Catholics alike

6:32 PM,
Mar. 15, 2013

Bob Elliott

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Bob Elliott
| Writers? Group

For the first time ever, the Catholic Church is headed by a former Jesuit priest from Latin America.

And now former Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos Aires is Pope Francis.

Since the surprise resignation/retirement of Pope Benedict XVI in late February, I've experienced something of a short-course in understanding the spiritual and emotional attachment that the world's more than 1 billion Catholics have toward their church's highest leader. ...